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Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:55 pm

Newbie that wants to go to the the VW Classic this June. I hear the Classic Weekend is the best VW Show in the USA. I guess it starts Thursday June 10th and rides throught the weekend or something like that. Trying to plan my trip down there from Northern California and wonder where people like myself travelling from far far away stay during the show? Is there a good central loaction that I can stay that will allow me to visit all the fun events during that time. Somewhat close by? How about a good camp site close by? What do you all do?

tj

Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:57 am

I stay in a Motel, just so I can shower and sleep good. I have stayed in the city of Orange , which worked out really good.

Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:18 pm

I live in Irvine--------I love this show. :D

Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:34 pm

Check with VW Classic website for a Host Hotel. They usually use the one across from John Wayne International AirPort though I cannot remember what it is as it has changed hands a couple of times.

Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:36 pm

http://www.bugorama.com/classic_map.html

I cant wait, i love getting up early and driving those toll roads through the hills!!

Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:09 am

Yes that is correct the events start out on thursday...

The First being a campout at Christmas tree island ( Oldbuses )
Hested By VTO this year their will be showers but you will still need to camp.. friday night we will still be camping at christmas tree island and
their will be a raffel as well as a dinner provided by VTO as well ( Carne asada, Chicken, Salmon, and all of the fixins that go with it... if you have ben before then you know...
Saturday morning their will be a caravan to the OCTO show we will have 2 groups leaving.. the first group ( The Vendors ) Roll out around 3 or 4 in the morning the second group ( Everyone elso ) rolls out around 4:30 to5 am
last year in the second caravan we had over 50 busses not counting bug, ghias, things , ect... all VW's are welcome...
and believe me their is nothing like crusing down the road with nothing but VW's its great..
At the OCTO Show from their you have quite a few choices as to where to go, eg.. toy a lit show, berg ralley, VTO Campout at a new location this year, ect ect...
for more info on the list of events this year go to the show's list here on the samba or we have a pretty detailed list on our site
http://keepitstock.com
click on about us then calendar of events....

Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:05 pm

I'll be there.........sellin Cotton Candy! Not my car, the real thing. LOL.

Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:50 pm

amishman wrote: Newbie that wants to go to the the VW Classic this June. I hear the Classic Weekend is the best VW Show in the USA. I guess it starts Thursday June 10th and rides throught the weekend or something like that. Trying to plan my trip down there from Northern California and wonder where people like myself travelling from far far away stay during the show? Is there a good central loaction that I can stay that will allow me to visit all the fun events during that time. Somewhat close by? How about a good camp site close by? What do you all do?

tj

I've been going to the VW Classic since 1994 and showing my Ghia. Over the past years, I used to banzai run down after work on Friday and come back home on Monday afternoon. Last year, I took both the Friday and Monday off and went to the open houses on Friday, as well as couple more shops on Saturday after the OCTO show, then to the KYMCO Cal-Look.com BBQ Bash later that nite, then the VW Classic on Sunday, then casual drive home on Monday.
This year, I'm taking the whole SHA-BANG, taking Thursday, Friday, and Monday so I can check out the DKP Cruise nite to kick off the Classic weekend.
I'll be staying at the host hotel in Irvine (Crowne Plaza) as I've done the past 2 years, before that I stayed in a motel in Costa Mesa with friends of the Wolfsburg Registry of Phoenix, AZ.

Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:05 am

For those of you Staying in a hotel please make sure you lock you VW and put an alarm on it...
we do not want any more stolen VW's like what happend last weekend...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=70005

So please be carefull.. for those camping you probally dont have to worry because you sleep withe you car....

Wed May 12, 2004 7:35 am

Hey...swing by the Oldbug.com Open House on Friday during the day...always some fun stuff to see.